Airborne Mission System Integrates Rhotheta Radio Direction Finder Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – A radio direction finder (DF) supplied by Rhotheta International, Inc. will be a key sensor in an integrated airborne mission suite installed in a new Airbus H125 helicopter for the Texas Department of Public Safety (TX DPS). Capable of homing in on the
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RHOTHETA introduces ARINC 429 for RT-600 Airborne Direction Finder The ARINC 429 interface is added in response to demands from OEMs, completion centers, and operators worldwide For 20+ years the RHOTHETA RT-600 wideband airborne direction finder (DF) has been integrated via RS232 serial interface protocol with mission management systems developed by Churchill Navigation™, AeroComputers™, CarteNav™,
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Chilean Navy upgrades helicopter fleet and equips with Rhotheta Direction Finders The Chilean Navy is upgrading their helicopters to the Airbus H125 platform under the “Gaviota Project”. The H125s are replacing the Bell 206 Jet Ranger (UH-57) platforms in service since the 1970s and will be relied on for search and rescue (SAR), medical evacuation,
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Radio Direction Finding for Man Overboard Recovery and Safety When you call 911 from a cell phone on land, the dispatcher can usually determine your location in just a few seconds between your phone’s internal GPS and the location information available from the cellular network. However, this is not necessarily the case when a mariner
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AIRBUS H125 wins “Gaviota” project of Chilean Navy – its configuration includes the RHOTHETA RT-600 El Proyecto Gaviota de la Armada de Chile ha sido adjudicado a Airbus Helicopters, quien presentó su modelo H125, o AS350 B3e, uno de los miembros de la familia Ecureuil. El proyecto Gaviota se tramitó durante cerca de 10 años y
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Last month, Metropolitan Nashville (TN) Police Department (MNPD) ordered two new Airbus H125 helicopters – equipped with the Rhotheta RT-600-L – to be delivered later this year. Nashville reaches 526 square miles and includes both high-density urban locations and rural areas. Each year, the department’s Aviation Unit responds to more than 2,000 calls, including searches
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